Strategic Workforce Planning & People Analytics Lead

Strategic Workforce Planning & People Analytics Lead

Location: Salisbury (Hybrid – 3 days onsite per week)
Contract: Initial 6-month contract

Certain Advantage is recruiting for a Strategic Workforce Planning & People Analytics Lead to join a leading organisation based in Salisbury.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the development, maintenance, and annual publication of the organisation’s Strategic Workforce Plan.
• Develop workforce supply and demand forecasts.
• Conduct workforce capability assessments and strategic workforce risk analysis.
• Deliver scenario planning and workforce modelling to support future workforce requirements.
• Present workforce planning recommendations to Executive-level stakeholders.
• Support workforce prioritisation and investment decisions through data-driven insights.
• Coordinate the implementation and embedding of the Resource Management Operating Model (RMOM).
• Develop governance frameworks, processes, and operating procedures.
• Support organisational adoption and workforce planning maturity.
• Manage implementation risks, actions, and key dependencies.

 
The individual:

• Significant experience leading Strategic Workforce Planning within a complex organisation.
• Proven experience developing workforce strategies, supply and demand models, and workforce forecasts.
• Strong people analytics expertise, including dashboard development, workforce insight, reporting, and trend analysis.
• Experience conducting workforce capability assessments and workforce risk analysis.
• The ability to develop evidence-based recommendations for senior leaders and Executive stakeholders.
• Experience implementing workforce operating models, organisational change initiatives, or workforce transformation programmes.
• Strong governance, stakeholder management, and facilitation skills.
• Experience establishing governance forums and operational processes.
• The ability to translate workforce data into practical interventions and strategic decisions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

 
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